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01. Mona Mur - Ritz
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02. Mona Mur - Mezcal
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03. Mona Mur - Bastard
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04. Mona Mur - Jealous
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05. Mona Mur - Surabaya Johnny
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06. Mona Mur - Venus
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07. Mona Mur - My Man
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08. Mona Mur - Snake
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09. Mona Mur - Auf Immer
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10. Mona Mur - 007
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11. Mona Mur - Venus 2020 (Bonus Track)
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12. Mona Mur - Bastard (Maxi Version)
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13. Mona Mur - My Lie
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14. Mona Mur - Ein Bisschen Frieden
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15. Mona Mur - Eintagsfliegen
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16. Mona Mur - Jeszcze Polska
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ARTIST
MONA MUR
TITLE
Mona Mur
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
PLAY LOUD! PRODUCTIONS
CATALOG #
PL 109CD
PL 109CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
11/19/2021
Mona Mur
, vocalist of her own class, songwriter, music producer, '80s survivor. Together with
Alexander Hacke
,
FM Einheit
,
Mark Chung
(all of
Einstürzende Neubauten
) and organ virtuoso
Nikko Weidemann
(
Moka Efti Orchestra
) responsible for underground hits such as "Snake", "120 Tage", or "Eintagsfliegen". She first graced the music scene with the 12"
Jeszcze Polska
(Supermax, 1982) which immediately claimed London's NME's "Single of the Week" slot: "
Her weapons are a passionately bloody voice and a gift for multiligual puns she applies to acerbic commentaries
." At the time Mur lived a wild life in Hamburg, Paris and Berlin which shaped her unique and uncompromising musical persona. A violent sound of darkest shades and concerts in manic intensity and morbid slowbeat-chic were foundation stones for her cult image until today. Mona Mur is also a composer and sound designer, her music and soundscapes are to be found in movies like
Gegen die Wand
and video games such as
Kane & Lynch2: Dog Days
. In summer 1987, Mona Mur met legendary
Stranglers
musicians
JJ Burnel
and
Dave Greenfield
on their compound in beautiful and enchanted East-Anglia to create her first full album
Mona Mur
. The synth pop pearl with Dave Greenfield's signature and unique keyboard arpeggios and Burnel's brutal and elegant bass lines strongly influencing the production sound was released 1988 by RCA and was celebrated by filmmakers
Monika Treut
and
Elfi Mikesch
in their movie
Die Jungfrauenmaschine
-- which contains a MM live performance of the song "Ritz". The official "Ritz" video was shot by
Eduard Oleschak
in Vienna on Heldenplatz and Hofburg and in Palais Saurau in the city of Graz, Austria. The album also features a special re-recording of "Surabaya Johnny" using tracks by FM Einheit, Alex Hacke, Nikko Weidemann, Thomas Stern and Siewert Johannsen (the second Mona Mur band line-up) with additional drum tracks by
Dave Larcombe
. Remastered by
En Esch
(
KMFDM
,
Pigface
), comes in a new running order with a special version of "Jealous" and a bonus track, "Venus 2020", featured as credits's song of the upcoming Monika Treut movie
Genderation
(2021). CD version includes comes with
Mona Mur & Die Mieter
EP
Jeszcze Polska
(1982).
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